Meet the speakers in Virginia Beach.

For our inaugural conference in Virginia Beach, we’ve assembled a full lineup of VCU faculty. Meet them here.

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Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

Herbert T. Watson Endowed Professor Chair and Associate Professor

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Nicole Damico

Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA

Assistant Professor,
Director of Clinical Education

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Carmel headshot

Jodi C. Carlsen DNAP, CRNA, APRN

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Jodi Carlsen

Beverly George-Gay, DNP, MS, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Associate Professor and Director of Distance Education

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Beverly George-Gay

Jiale (Gary) Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN

Assistant Professor
Director of Research

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Headshot of Gary Hu

Crystal O’Guin, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Professor

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Crystal O'Guin

Lindsay Quirk, MSNA, CRNA

Adjunct Faculty

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Lindsay Quirk

Jerrol Wallace, DNP, CRNA, CAPT, USN, NC, FAANA

Adjunct Faculty

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Jerrol

Brenda Wands, PhD, MBA, CRNA, FAANA, CHSE

Assistant Professor
Program Director DNAP

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Brenda Wands